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{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2018}}
{{Infobox military person
| honorific_prefix = [[Major general (India)|Major General]]
| name = G. D. Bakshi
| honorific_suffix = [[Sena Medal|SM]], [[Vishisht Seva Medal|VSM]]
| image = GD Bakshi during a National Seminar at Bhopal January 2018 (1).jpg
| image_upright =
| alt =
| caption =
| native_name =
| native_name_lang =
| birth_name = Gagan Deep Bakshi
| birth_date = {{Birth-date and age|1950}}
| birth_place = [[Jammu]], [[Jammu and Kashmir Union Territory]], India
| relations = S. P. Bakshi<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.abplive.in/blog/you-have-seen-him-on-tv-but-who-is-gen-gd-bakshi-435502 |title=You have seen him on TV, but who is Gen GD Bakshi? |website=ABP Live}}</ref> (father)
| website = 
|allegiance = {{flag|India}}
|branch = {{army|India}}
|branch_label = 
|serviceyears = 1971–2008
|rank = [[File:Major General of the Indian Army.svg|20px]][[Major general]]
|servicenumber =
|unit =
|commands =
|battles = [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]] and [[Kargil War]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.catchnews.com/bollywood-news/murder-2-actor-prashant-narayana-to-play-this-important-role-in-pm-narendra-modi-biopic-149752.html |title=Major Gen GD Bakshi wants India to prep for another Mahabharata |website=Catchnews}}</ref>
|battles_label =
|awards = See {{section link||Awards and decorations}}
|memorials =
}}

[[Major general (India)|Major General]] '''Gagan Deep Bakshi''' {{Post-nominals||unlinked=SM, VSM}} or G.D. '''Bakshi''' (born 1950) is a retired [[Indian army]] officer. He is from the [[Jammu and Kashmir Rifles|6 Jammu and Kashmir Rifles]]. Commissioned in the [[Indian Army]] from [[Indian Military Academy|IMA Dehradun]] in November 1971. He was awarded the [[Vishisht Seva Medal]] for commanding a battalion in the [[Kargil War]].<ref>w.dsalert.org/about-maj-gen-g-d-bakshi</ref> Later, he was awarded the [[Sena Medal]] for distinguished service in commanding a battalion during counter-insurgency drives.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Maj. Gen. GD Bakshi, shrillest warmonger in the media, hits new low with gaali on Republic TV
|url=https://theprint.in/india/maj-gen-gd-bakshi-shrillest-warmonger-in-the-media-hits-new-low-with-gaali-on-republic-tv/454582/|url-status=live}}</ref>

He subsequently commanded the Romeo Force (Part of elite Rashtriya Rifles) during intensive counter-insurgency operations in the [[Rajouri district|Rajouri]]-[[Poonch district, India|Poonch]] districts of Jammu and Kashmir and succeeded in suppressing the armed militancy in this area.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.thehindu.com/2005/09/25/stories/2005092500151100.htm | title=Pir Panjal vulnerable despite people's might | date=25 September 2005 | first=Luv | last=Puri | newspaper=[[The Hindu]] | accessdate=18 February 2019 }}{{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> He has served two tenures at the Directorate General of Military Operations and was the first BGS (IW) at HQ [[Northern Command (India)]], where he dealt with Information Warfare and Psychological Operations.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://idsa.in/jds/4_4_2010_PromotionSystemintheArmyDealingwithPeacetimeAtrophy_gdbakshi |title=Promotion System in the Army: Dealing with Peacetime Atrophy |last=Bakshi |first=G. D |website=Institute of Defence Studies and Analyses}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://salute.co.in/indias-responses-to-pakistan-armys-terror-overdrive-2/|title=India’s responses to Pakistan Army’s terror overdrive|website=salute.co.in}}</ref> He is often called on news channels across India to provide views on topics related to the military and defence.

==Early life and education==

Bakshi was born in [[Jabalpur]], [[Madhya Pradesh]].<ref>Soldiers in the Sun and Snow: A History of the J&K Rifles, The J&K Rifles Regimental Centre Jabalpur, Kishtwar cauldron: The Struggle Against Ethnic Cleansing in Kishtwar, Pentagon Press, New Delhi 2010</ref> He was educated at [[St. Aloysius Senior Secondary School]], [[Jabalpur]] and [[University of Madras]].

==Awards and decorations==
{| style="margin:1em auto; text-align:center;"
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Sena Medal ribbon.svg|width=106}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg|width=106}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=IND Special Service Medal Ribbon.svg|width=106}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=IND Sangram Medal Ribbon.svg|width=106}}
|-
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=IND Operation Vijay medal.svg|width=106}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=IND Sainya Seva Medal Ribbon.svg|width=106}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=IND High Altitude Medal Ribbon.svg|width=106}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=IND 50th Anniversary Independence medal.svg|width=106}}
|-
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=IND 25th Anniversary Independence medal.svg|width=106}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=IND 30 Years Long Service Ribbon.svg|width=106}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=IND 20YearsServiceMedalRibbon.svg|width=106}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=IND 9YearsServiceMedalRibbon.svg|width=106}}
|-
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:1em auto; text-align:center;"
|-
|[[Sena Medal]]
|[[Vishisht Seva Medal]]
|[[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|Special Service Medal]]
|[[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|Sangram Medal]]
|-
|[[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|Operation Vijay Medal]]
|[[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|Sainya Seva Medal]]
|[[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|High Altitude Service Medal]]
|[[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|50th Anniversary of Independence Medal]]
|-
|[[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|25th Anniversary of Independence Medal]]
|[[Indian military decorations#Long service awards|30 Years Long Service Medal]]
|[[Indian military decorations#Long service awards|20 Years Long Service Medal]]
|[[Indian military decorations#Long service awards|9 Years Long Service Medal]]
|-
|}

==Bibliography==
{{refbegin|}}
*{{Cite book|last=Bakshi |first=G. D.
|title= China's Military Power: A Net Assessment|publisher=Centre for Land Warfare Studies|date=2015|ISBN=9789383649396|oclc=903345328}}
*{{Cite book|last= Bakshi|first=G. D.
|title= Kishtwar Cauldron: The Struggle against the ISI's Ethnic Cleansing|publisher = Pentagon Press|date=2013|ISBN = 9788182747364|OCLC=864543669}}
*{{Cite book|last=Bakshi |first=G. D.
|title= Limited Wars in South Asia: Need for an Indian Doctrine|publisher = Centre for Land Warfare Studies|date=2010|ISBN=9789380502458|oclc=678542539}}
*{{Cite book|last=Bakshi |first=G. D.
|title= The Rise of Indian Military Power: Evolution of an Indian Strategic Culture|publisher = KW Publishers|date=2010|ISBN = 9788187966524|OCLC=473662691}}
*{{Cite book|last= Bakshi|first=G. D.
|title= Afghanistan, the First Fault-Line War|publisher = Lancer Publishers|date=1999|ISBN = 1897829493|OCLC=41213913}}
*{{Cite book|last= Bakshi|first=G. D.
|title= Mahabharata, a Military Analysis|publisher = Lancer International|date=1990|ISBN = 8170620945|OCLC=39223360}}
*Bakshi, G. D. (2016). Bose: The Indian Samurai - Netaji and the Ina a Military Assessment. {{ISBN|9789383649921}}.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=McfrjwEACAAJ&dq=9383649925,+9789383649921&hl=en&sa=X&redir_esc=y|title=Bose: The Indian Samurai - Netaji and the INA a Military Assessment|last=|first=|publisher=K W PUBL PVT Limited|year=2016|isbn=9789383649921|location=India|pages=384|quote=|via=}}</ref>
*{{Cite book|title= Guardians of the Gate: A Military History of the Mohiyal Fighting Brahmins|last= Bakshi|first=G. D.|publisher = Knowledge World Publishers, New Delhi|year=2017|isbn=|location=|pages=}}
{{refend|}}

==References==
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[[Category:Punjabi people]]
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[[Category:Indian generals]]
[[Category:University of Madras alumni]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Sena Medal]]
[[Category:Sena Medal]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Vishisht Seva Medal]]
[[Category:Indian Army officers]]
[[Category:Indian Army personnel]]
[[Category:National Defence Academy (India) alumni]]

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